Protection of Personal and Property Rights Amendment Act 2007
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1 Protection of Personal and Property Rights Amendment Act 2007 Public Act 2007 No 90 Date of assent 25 September 2007 Contents Page 1 Title 3 2 Commencement 3 3 Principal Act amended 3 Part 1 Miscellaneous amendments 4 Persons who may apply for exercise of Court s jurisdiction 3 5 Persons who may apply for exercise of Court s jurisdiction 3 Part 2 Amendments relating to enduring powers of attorney 6 New sections 93A and 93B inserted 4 93A Purpose of this Part 4 93B Presumption of competence 5 7 New sections 94 and 94A substituted 5 94 Interpretation 5 94A Creation of enduring power of attorney 7 8 When power of attorney is an enduring power of attorney 8 9 Enduring power of attorney in relation to property 9 10 New section 97A inserted 9 97A Exercise of enduring power of attorney in relation to property 9 1
2 Rights Amendment Act No Enduring power of attorney in relation to personal care 9 and welfare 12 New section 98A inserted 10 98A Exercise of enduring power of attorney in relation to personal care and welfare Both kinds of power may be given New sections 99A to 99D inserted 12 99A Attorney s duty to consult 12 99B Attorney must provide information on exercise 13 of powers 99C Attorney as to property must keep records 13 99D Medical certification of incapacity New section 100A inserted A Suspension of attorney s power to act Court s jurisdiction in respect of enduring power of 14 attorney 17 New section 102A inserted A Persons who may apply for exercise of Court s jurisdiction New sections 103 to 103C substituted Review of attorney s decisions A Validity of actions under power of attorney not 16 meeting requirements of section 94A or B Effect of attorney s decision on third parties C Effect of attorney s actions, etc, before notice of revocation or suspension received Disclaimer by attorney Court may revoke appointment of attorney Circumstances in which enduring power of attorney shall 19 cease to have effect 22 New section 107 substituted Attorney s power to benefit self and others New sections 108AA and 108AAB inserted AA Enduring powers of attorney created before 20 Rights Amendment Act AAB Review of 20 Rights Amendment Act Regulations Schedule 3 repealed 21 2
3 2007 No 90 Rights Amendment Act 2007 Part 1 s 5 26 Consequential amendment to section 135 of Property Law Act The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: 1 Title This Act is the Rights Amendment Act Commencement (1) This Act (except section 24) comes into force 1 year after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. (2) Section 24 comes into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent. 3 Principal Act amended This Act amends the Rights Act Part 1 Miscellaneous amendments 4 Persons who may apply for exercise of Court s jurisdiction Section 7 is amended by repealing paragraph (f) and substituting the following paragraph: (f) where the exercise of the Court s jurisdiction is sought in respect of any person who is a patient or a resident in any place that provides hospital care, rest home care, or residential disability care within the meaning of the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001, the principal manager of that place:. 5 Persons who may apply for exercise of Court s jurisdiction Section 26 is amended by repealing paragraph (g) and substituting the following paragraph: (g) where the exercise of the Court s jurisdiction is sought in respect of any person who is a patient or a resident in any place 3
4 Part 2 s 6 Rights Amendment Act No 90 that provides hospital care, rest home care, or residential disability care within the meaning of the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001, the principal manager of that place:. Part 2 Amendments relating to enduring powers of attorney 6 New sections 93A and 93B inserted The following sections are inserted after the Part 9 heading: 93A Purpose of this Part (1) The purpose of this Part is to enable a person (the donor) to (a) grant to another person an enduring power of attorney to act in relation to the donor s personal care and welfare if the donor becomes mentally incapable: (b) grant to another person or persons enduring powers of attorney to act in relation to the donor s property affairs (i) if the donor becomes mentally incapable; or (ii) while the donor is mentally capable and if the donor becomes mentally incapable: (c) grant to another person an enduring power of attorney to act in both capacities. (2) Accordingly, this Part (a) states the requirements for creating an enduring power of attorney: (b) defines when a donor is mentally incapable for the purposes of this Part: (c) states the duties of an attorney (in addition to those set out in the enduring power of attorney): (d) sets out the Court s jurisdiction in respect of an enduring power of attorney: (e) provides for the review by the Court of any decision of an attorney: (f) establishes the circumstances in which an enduring power of attorney may be suspended or revoked. 4
5 2007 No 90 Rights Amendment Act 2007 Part 2 s 7 93B Presumption of competence (1) For the purposes of this Part, every person is presumed, until the contrary is shown, (a) to be competent to manage his or her own affairs in relation to his or her property: (b) to have the capacity (i) (ii) to understand the nature of decisions about matters relating to his or her personal care and welfare; and to foresee the consequences of decisions about matters relating to his or her personal care and welfare or of any failure to make such decisions; and (iii) to communicate decisions about those matters. (2) A person must not be presumed to lack the competence described in subsection (1)(a) just because the person manages or intends to manage his or her own affairs in relation to his or her property in a manner that a person exercising ordinary prudence would not adopt in the same circumstances. (3) A person must not be presumed to lack the capacity described in subsection (1)(b) just because the person makes or intends to make a decision in relation to his or her personal care and welfare that a person exercising ordinary prudence would not make in the same circumstances. (4) A person must not be presumed to lack the competence described in subsection (1)(a) or, as the case may be, the capacity described in subsection (1)(b), just because the person is subject to compulsory treatment or has special patient status under the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act New sections 94 and 94A substituted Section 94 is repealed and the following sections are substituted: 94 Interpretation (1) For the purposes of this Part, the donor of an enduring power of attorney is mentally incapable in relation to property if the donor is not wholly competent to manage his or her own affairs in relation to his or her property. 5
6 Part 2 s 7 Rights Amendment Act No 90 (2) For the purposes of this Part, the donor of an enduring power of attorney is mentally incapable in relation to personal care and welfare if the donor (a) lacks the capacity (i) to make a decision about a matter relating to his (b) (ii) or her personal care and welfare; or to understand the nature of decisions about matters relating to his or her personal care and welfare; or (iii) to foresee the consequences of decisions about matters relating to his or her personal care and welfare or of any failure to make such decisions; or lacks the capacity to communicate decisions about matters relating to his or her personal care and welfare. (3) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) affects any rule of law relating to capacity to give or to revoke a power of attorney. (4) In this Part health practitioner (a) has the meaning given to it by section 5(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003: (b) in the case of a certificate of mental incapacity issued outside New Zealand, means a person registered as a medical practitioner by the competent authority of the State concerned lawyer has the meaning given to it by section 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 prescribed form means a form prescribed by regulations under this Act relevant health practitioner means a health practitioner (a) whose scope of practice includes the assessment of a person s mental capacity; or (b) whose scope of practice (i) includes the assessment of a person s mental capacity; and (ii) is specified in the enduring power of attorney (for example, a specialist). 6
7 2007 No 90 Rights Amendment Act 2007 Part 2 s 7 94A Creation of enduring power of attorney (1) This section applies only to a power of attorney executed after the commencement of section 7 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Amendment Act (2) The instrument creating an enduring power of attorney (a) (b) must be in the prescribed form; and must have attached to it the certificate referred to in subsection (7). (3) The instrument must be signed (a) by the donor, or by some other person in the presence of the donor and by the direction of the donor; and (b) by the attorney (or if more than one, by each attorney). (4) The signature of the donor must be witnessed by a person who, subject to subsection (8), is independent of the attorney (or of each attorney) and who is (a) a lawyer; or (b) an officer or employee of a trustee corporation authorised by the corporation for the purposes of this subsection; or (c) a legal executive who meets the requirements of subsection (9). (5) The signature of an attorney must be witnessed by a person other than the donor or the donor s witness. (6) Before the donor signs the instrument, the witness to the donor s signature must explain the effects and implications of the enduring power of attorney to the donor, and advise the donor of (a) the matters referred to in the notes to the prescribed form of power of attorney: (b) the donor s right to suspend or revoke the power of attorney: (c) in the case of a power of attorney in relation to property, (i) the donor s right to appoint more than one attorney, or a trustee corporation, as attorney; and (ii) the donor s right to stipulate whether and, if so, how the attorney s dealings with the donor s property are to be monitored. 7
8 Part 2 s 8 Rights Amendment Act No 90 (7) The witness to the donor s signature must certify on the prescribed form that (a) the requirements of subsection (6) have been met; and (b) the witness has no reason to suspect that the donor was or may have been mentally incapable at the time the donor signed the instrument; and (c) the witness is independent of the attorney (or of each attorney) or that subsection (8)(a) or (b) applies. (8) Despite subsection (4), (a) if the attorney is a trustee corporation, an officer or employee of that corporation authorised by the corporation for the purposes of this subsection may witness the donor s signature: (b) if the attorney is appointed in his or her capacity as a lawyer, another lawyer in the attorney s firm or a legal executive in that firm who meets the requirements of subsection (9) may witness the donor s signature. (9) A legal executive who witnesses the donor s signature (a) must be a member of the body that, immediately before the commencement of section 7 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Amendment Act 2007, was known as the New Zealand Institute of Legal Executives Inc; and (b) must hold a current annual registration certificate issued by that body; and (c) must have at least 12 months experience as a legal executive; and (d) must be employed by, and under the direct supervision of, a lawyer. 8 When power of attorney is an enduring power of attorney (1) Section 95 is amended by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection: (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a power of attorney that meets the requirements of section 94A is an enduring power of attorney. (2) Section 95 is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection: 8
9 2007 No 90 Rights Amendment Act 2007 Part 2 s 11 (2) A power of attorney purporting to be an enduring power of attorney has effect even though it is not in the prescribed form, but only if (a) no prescribed provision is substantially omitted; and (b) the differences are immaterial. 9 Enduring power of attorney in relation to property Section 97 is amended by adding the following subsections: (4) A donor of an enduring power of attorney may (a) authorise the enduring power of attorney to have effect while the donor is mentally capable and to continue to have effect if the donor becomes mentally incapable; or (b) authorise the enduring power of attorney to have effect only if the donor becomes mentally incapable. (5) If subsection (4)(b) applies, the attorney must not act in relation to the donor s property unless a relevant health practitioner has certified, or the Court has determined, that the donor is mentally incapable. 10 New section 97A inserted The following section is inserted after section 97: 97A Exercise of enduring power of attorney in relation to property (1) This section applies to an attorney acting under an enduring power of attorney in relation to the donor s property if the donor of the power becomes mentally incapable. (2) The paramount consideration of the attorney is to use the donor s property in the promotion and protection of the donor s best interests, while seeking at all times to encourage the donor to develop the donor s competence to manage his or her own affairs in relation to his or her property. (3) This section applies regardless of whether the enduring power of attorney is of the type referred to in section 97(4)(a) or (b). 11 Enduring power of attorney in relation to personal care and welfare (1) Section 98 is amended by repealing subsection (3) and substituting the following subsections: 9
10 Part 2 s 12 Rights Amendment Act No 90 (3) The attorney (a) must not act in respect of a significant matter relating to the donor s personal care and welfare unless a relevant health practitioner has certified, or the Court has determined, that the donor is mentally incapable; and (b) must not act in respect of any other matter relating to the donor s personal care and welfare unless the attorney believes on reasonable grounds that the donor is mentally incapable. (3A) For the purposes of subsection (3), a donor s mental capacity is determined (a) at the time a decision about the matter relating to the donor s personal care and welfare is being made or is proposed to be made; and (b) in relation to the personal care and welfare matter concerned. (3B) Despite subsection (3A), (a) if the donor is certified as mentally incapable because of a health condition that is likely to continue indefinitely, no further certificates are required under subsection (3)(a) in relation to any further personal care and welfare matters: (b) if the donor is certified as mentally incapable because of a health condition that is likely to continue for a period specified in the certificate, no further certificates are required under subsection (3)(a) in relation to any further personal care and welfare matters that arise during the specified period. (2) Section 98 is amended by adding the following subsection: (6) In subsection (3)(a), a significant matter relating to the donor s personal care and welfare means a matter that has, or is likely to have, a significant effect on the health, wellbeing, or enjoyment of life of the donor (for example, a permanent change in the donor s residence, entering residential care, or undergoing a major medical procedure). 12 New section 98A inserted The following section is inserted after section 98: 10
11 2007 No 90 Rights Amendment Act 2007 Part 2 s 13 98A Exercise of enduring power of attorney in relation to personal care and welfare (1) This section applies to an attorney acting under an enduring power of attorney in relation to the donor s personal care and welfare. (2) The paramount consideration of the attorney is the promotion and protection of the welfare and best interests of the donor, while seeking at all times to encourage the donor to develop and exercise his or her capacity to (a) understand the nature and foresee the consequences of decisions relating to his or her personal care and welfare; and (b) communicate such decisions. (3) Without limiting the generality of subsection (2), the attorney must (a) encourage the donor to act on his or her own behalf to the greatest extent possible; and (b) seek to facilitate the integration of the donor into the community to the greatest extent possible. (4) When deciding any matter relating to the donor s personal care and welfare, the attorney must give due consideration to the financial implications of that decision in respect of the donor s property. 13 Both kinds of power may be given Section 99 is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections: (2) If subsection (1)(b) applies, the attorney responsible for the donor s property must give the attorney responsible for the donor s personal care and welfare any financial support required by that attorney to carry out his or her duties in relation to the donor s personal care and welfare. (3) Subsection (2) is subject to (a) (b) the enduring power of attorney; and any direction of the Court under section 101 made on the application of either attorney. 11
12 Part 2 s 14 Rights Amendment Act No New sections 99A to 99D inserted The following sections are inserted after section 99: 99A Attorney s duty to consult (1) When acting under an enduring power of attorney, the attorney must, as far as is practicable, consult (a) (b) the donor; and in relation to any particular matter, any person specified in the enduring power of attorney to be consulted, generally, in respect of matters of that kind, or in respect of that matter. (2) An attorney acting under an enduring power of attorney in relation to the donor s personal care and welfare may, subject to any consultation under subsection (1), have regard to any advance directive given by the donor except to the extent that the directive would require the attorney to act in a manner contrary to section 98(4). (3) The attorney may follow any advice given under subsection (1), or any advance directive given by the donor, and is not liable for anything done or omitted in following that advice or directive, unless done or omitted in bad faith or without reasonable care. (4) The attorney may apply to a court for directions under section 101 in respect of any advice given under subsection (1) or any advance directive given by the donor. (5) The attorney is not liable in respect of anything done or omitted to be done in accordance with the Court s directions. (6) Nothing in subsection (4) obliges the attorney to apply to a court for directions. (7) If a donor has, under an enduring power of attorney, appointed one attorney in relation to his or her property and another attorney in relation to his or her personal care and welfare, both attorneys must consult each other regularly to ensure that the donor s interests are not prejudiced through any breakdown in communication between them. 12
13 2007 No 90 Rights Amendment Act 2007 Part 2 s 14 99B Attorney must provide information on exercise of powers An attorney must promptly comply with any request for information relating to the exercise of the attorney s powers under the enduring power of attorney if (a) the person requesting the information is specified in the enduring power of attorney as a person to be provided with such information and the information requested is the kind of information specified in the enduring power of attorney to be provided to that person: (b) the person requesting the information is a barrister or solicitor appointed under section 65 and the information requested is records of financial transactions that the attorney must keep under section 99C. 99C Attorney as to property must keep records (1) An attorney under an enduring power of attorney in relation to a donor s property must keep records of each financial transaction entered into by the attorney under the enduring power of attorney while the donor is mentally incapable. (2) An attorney who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1, D Medical certification of incapacity (1) A certificate of the donor s mental incapacity under this Part must be (a) (b) in the prescribed form; or if the certificate is issued outside New Zealand, in a form acceptable to the competent authority of the State concerned. (2) The donor may specify in an enduring power of attorney that the assessment of his or her mental capacity for the purposes of this Part be undertaken by a health practitioner with a specified scope of practice, but only if the scope of practice specified includes the assessment of a person s mental capacity. (3) The cost of any medical assessment or examination reasonably required for the purpose of certifying whether the donor is mentally incapable under this Part is recoverable as a debt from the donor s property. 13
14 Part 2 s 15 Rights Amendment Act No New section 100A inserted The following section is inserted after section 100: 100A Suspension of attorney s power to act (1) A donor of an enduring power of attorney who has been, but is no longer, mentally incapable may suspend the attorney s authority to act under the enduring power of attorney by giving written notice to the attorney. (2) An attorney whose authority is suspended may not act under the enduring power of attorney unless a relevant health practitioner has certified, or the Court has determined, that the donor is mentally incapable. (3) The suspension does not revoke the enduring power of attorney. (4) Nothing in this section affects the donor s right to revoke the enduring power of attorney while the donor is mentally capable. 16 Court s jurisdiction in respect of enduring power of attorney (1) Section 102(2)(c)(v) is amended by omitting section 99(2) or (2) Section 102(2) is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (g): (ga) authorise the attorney to make any loan or advance of the donor s property subject to (i) any conditions that the Court considers appropriate; and (ii) any conditions or restrictions contained in the instrument:. (3) Section 102(2) is amended by adding the following paragraph: (j) authorise an attorney acting under an enduring power of attorney in relation to a donor s property to execute a will for and on behalf of the donor if the Court is satisfied that (i) (ii) the donor lacks testamentary capacity; and there is no express provision to the contrary in the enduring power of attorney. (4) Section 102 is amended by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2): 14
15 2007 No 90 Rights Amendment Act 2007 Part 2 s 18 (2A) For the purposes of any application for the exercise of the Court s jurisdiction under subsection (2)(j), section 55 applies as if every reference to a manager were a reference to the attorney, and every reference to a person subject to a property order were a reference to the donor. 17 New section 102A inserted The following section is inserted after section 102: 102A Persons who may apply for exercise of Court s jurisdiction An application to a court for the exercise of its jurisdiction under section 102 or 105 may be made by (a) any person listed in section 103(1); or (b) any other person with the leave of the Court. 18 New sections 103 to 103C substituted Section 103 is repealed and the following sections are substituted: 103 Review of attorney s decisions (1) Any of the following people may at any time apply to a court to review any decision made by an attorney acting under an enduring power of attorney while the donor is or was mentally incapable: (a) the donor of the enduring power of attorney: (b) a relative or attorney of the donor (not being the attorney whose decision is sought to be reviewed): (c) a social worker: (d) a medical practitioner: (e) (f) (g) (h) a trustee corporation: if the donor is a patient or a resident in any place that provides hospital care, rest home care, or residential disability care within the meaning of the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001, the principal manager of that place: any welfare guardian who has been appointed for the donor: a person authorised by a body or organisation contracted by the Government to provide elder abuse and neglect prevention services. 15
16 Part 2 s 18 Rights Amendment Act No 90 (2) Any other person may apply for a review if the Court gives leave to do so. (3) For the avoidance of doubt, an application for review may be made while the enduring power of attorney is in force or after it is revoked by the death of the donor or otherwise. (4) The Court may, if it thinks it reasonable to do so in all the circumstances, review the decision and make any order it thinks fit. (5) An order under subsection (4) has effect according to its tenor. 103A Validity of actions under power of attorney not meeting requirements of section 94A or 95 The fact that a power of attorney is not an enduring power of attorney because of any failure to meet the requirements of section 94A or 95 does not affect the validity of (a) any act of the attorney done under the power of attorney in good faith with no knowledge of the failure; or (b) any transaction entered into by the attorney under the power of attorney if the other party to the transaction entered into it in good faith and with no knowledge of the failure. 103B Effect of attorney s decision on third parties A person dealing with an attorney acting under an enduring power of attorney in respect of any matter within the power of attorney (a) does not have to inquire about the concurrence or otherwise of the donor or any other person; and (b) is not affected by notice that the donor or any other person has not concurred. 103C Effect of attorney s actions, etc, before notice of revocation or suspension received (1) This section applies, instead of section 135(1) to (5) of the Property Law Act 1952, to enduring powers of attorney executed before or after the commencement of section 18 of the Rights Amendment Act 16
17 2007 No 90 Rights Amendment Act 2007 Part 2 s , but subject to section 135(6)(b) of the Property Law Act (2) An enduring power of attorney continues in force until notice of an event revoking the power is received by the attorney. (3) The authority of an attorney to act under an enduring power of attorney continues in force until notice suspending that authority is received by the attorney. (4) Every act or thing within the scope of the enduring power of attorney done by or to the attorney in good faith before he or she receives notice of any event revoking the power of attorney has effect as if the event had not occurred. (5) Every act or thing within the scope of an enduring power of attorney done by or to the attorney in good faith before he or she receives notice that his or her authority to act under the power of attorney is suspended has effect as if the authority were not suspended. (6) A person dealing with the attorney may rely on a certificate of non revocation and non suspension of the enduring power of attorney in the prescribed form as conclusive proof of the non revocation and non suspension of the power of attorney as at the date of the certificate if (a) the person (b) (i) (ii) is dealing with the attorney in good faith; and does not have actual knowledge that an event revoking the power of attorney has occurred, or that the attorney s authority to act under it has been suspended; and the certificate (i) (ii) is signed by the attorney or, if the attorney is a corporation, an officer or employee of the corporation authorised by the corporation for the purposes of this subsection; and is given immediately before, or any time after, the doing of a thing by the attorney. (7) A person who knowingly gives a false certificate commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,
18 Part 2 s 19 Rights Amendment Act No 90 (8) An event revoking the power of attorney means any event described in section 106(1) in which the enduring power of attorney ceases to have effect. 19 Disclaimer by attorney (1) Section 104 is amended by repealing subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection: (2) If the donor is mentally incapable, the attorney must file with the notice a report stating (a) that the attorney considers it is in the interests of the donor that a welfare guardian be appointed in relation to the donor s personal care and welfare, or a property manager be appointed in relation to the donor s property; or (b) that the attorney considers it is not necessary that a welfare guardian or property manager be appointed, and why the attorney considers it not necessary. (2) Section 104(3) is amended by omitting section 7 or section 26 of this Act and substituting section Court may revoke appointment of attorney Section 105 is amended by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections: (1) The Court may, in any proceeding commenced under section 101, 102A, or 103, revoke the appointment of an attorney under an enduring power of attorney if it is satisfied that the attorney (a) is not acting, or proposes not to act, in the best interests of the donor; or (b) is failing, or has failed, to comply with any of the attorney s obligations under section 99A or 99B, or proposes not to comply with any of those obligations. (1A) In any proceedings commenced under section 101 or 102, the Court may revoke the appointment of an attorney under an enduring power of attorney only on the motion of the donor or a party to the proceeding other than the attorney. 18
19 2007 No 90 Rights Amendment Act 2007 Part 2 s Circumstances in which enduring power of attorney shall cease to have effect Section 106(1)(a) is amended by inserting, by notice in writing to the attorney, after donor. 22 New section 107 substituted Section 107 is repealed and the following section substituted: 107 Attorney s power to benefit self and others (1) An attorney under an enduring power of attorney must not, at any time while the donor is mentally incapable, act to the benefit of the attorney or of a person other than the donor, or recover any expenses from the donor s property, unless and only to the extent that (a) the donor has specified a power to so act in the enduring power of attorney; or (b) the Court authorises the attorney to so act in an order under section 102(2)(g) or (ga); or (c) the attorney s actions relate to one or more of the following matters and the enduring power of attorney does not expressly provide otherwise: (i) if the attorney and donor are married to, or in a civil union or de facto relationship with, each other, and are living together and sharing their incomes, any action taken by the attorney in respect of real or personal property that the donor and the attorney own jointly and not as tenants in (ii) common: any payments of a kind described in subsection (2): (iii) if acting under an enduring power of attorney in relation to the donor s property, any loan or advance or other investment of the donor s property that a trustee could make of trust funds under section 13A of the Trustee Act (2) The payments referred to in subsection (1)(c)(ii) are payments (being payments for which receipts or other evidence are provided by the attorney) of (a) out of pocket expenses (other than lost wages or remuneration) reasonably incurred by an attorney; or 19
20 Part 2 s 23 Rights Amendment Act No 90 (b) professional fees and expenses reasonably incurred by an attorney who (i) has accepted appointment in a professional capacity; or (ii) has undertaken work in any professional capacity to give effect to the decisions taken under the enduring power of attorney. 23 New sections 108AA and 108AAB inserted The following sections are inserted after section 108: 108AA Enduring powers of attorney created before Protection of Personal and Property Rights Amendment Act 2007 (1) In this section, commencement date means the commencement date of section 23 of the Rights Amendment Act (2) If an enduring power of attorney is executed but not effective before the commencement date, (a) section 94A does not apply to it; and (b) section 95(1) and (2) (as it reads before the commencement date) continue to apply to the enduring power of attorney. (3) If an enduring power of attorney is effective before the commencement date, (a) (b) sections 94A and 107 do not apply to it; and sections 95(1), (2), and 107 (as they read before the commencement date) continue to apply to the enduring power of attorney. 108AAB Review of Rights Amendment Act 2007 (1) The Minister of State for the time being responsible for senior citizens must, as soon as practicable, 5 years after the commencement of section 23 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Amendment Act 2007, (a) review the effectiveness of the amendments to this Act made by the Rights Amendment Act 2007; and (b) consider whether any amendments to this Act are necessary or desirable; and 20
21 2007 No 90 Rights Amendment Act 2007 Part 2 s 26 (c) prepare a report on the findings. (2) The Minister must present a copy of the report to the House of Representatives no later than 6 years after the commencement of section 23 of the Rights Amendment Act Regulations Section 112 is amended by inserting the following paragraphs after paragraph (b): (ba) prescribing forms for enduring powers of attorney for the purposes of Part 9: (bb) prescribing forms for certificates for the purposes of the witnessing requirements in section 94A(7): (bc) prescribing forms for certificates for the purposes of any medical examination or assessment under Part 9: (bd) prescribing forms that may be used for the suspension and revocation of enduring powers of attorney for the purposes of Part 9: (be) prescribing the form for the certificate of non revocation and non suspension of the enduring power of attorney for the purposes of section 103C(6):. 25 Schedule 3 repealed Schedule 3 is repealed. 26 Consequential amendment to section 135 of Property Law Act 1952 Section 135 of the Property Law Act 1952 is amended by adding the following subsection: (6) If the power of attorney is an enduring power of attorney within the meaning of Part 9 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988, (a) section 103C of that Act applies to it instead of subsections (1) to (5); but (b) if a certificate of non revocation of the power of attorney was given in respect of the enduring power of attorney before the commencement of section 18 of the Rights Amendment Act 2007, subsections (1) to (5) of this section apply to 21
22 Rights Amendment Act No 90 the certificate instead of section 103C of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act Legislative history 21 November 2006 Introduction (Bill 94 1) 7 December 2006 First reading and referral to Social Services Committee 1 June 2007 Reported from Social Services Committee (Bill 94 2) 11 September 2007 Second reading 12 September 2007 Committee of the whole House (Bill 94 3) 18 September 2007 Third reading 22
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